Biomaterials for Cell Delivery: Vehicles in Regenerative Medicine

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The purpose of this book is to summarize key strategies and recent accomplishments in the area of developing cell/biomaterial constructs for regenerative medicine. The first section is a review of the state-of-the-art of biomaterial carriers and is divided into synthetic and natural materials. A subset of the latter are decellularized organs which retain the structure and some of the biological activities of the target organ. The bulk of the book is devoted to unique problems associated with key tissue and organ targets.  Read more... Abstract: The purpose of this book is to summarize key strategies and recent accomplishments in the area of developing cell/biomaterial constructs for regenerative medicine. The first section is a review of the state-of-the-art of biomaterial carriers and is divided into synthetic and natural materials. A subset of the latter are decellularized organs which retain the structure and some of the biological activities of the target organ. The bulk of the book is devoted to unique problems associated with key tissue and organ targets Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Series Preface Preface Editor Contributors Chapter 1: Natural Materials for Cell-Based Therapies Chapter 2: Synthetic Polymers for Cell-Based Therapies Chapter 3: Decellularized Tissues for Bioengineering of Whole Organs Chapter 4: Cell-Based Approaches for Vascularized Tissue Formation Chapter 5: Using Biomaterials to Deliver Cells In Vivo for Neural Tissue Engineering Applications Chapter 6: Cell Carriers for Bone and Cartilage Repair In Vivo Chapter 7: Delivering Therapeutic Cells to the Heart Chapter 8: In Vivo Cell Delivery: Pancreatic Islet TransplantationChapter 9: Cutaneous Wound Healing Chapter 10: Incorporation of In Vitro Cell Conditioning for Enhanced Development of Tissue Engineered Skeletal Muscle Implants Chapter 11: Conditioning Cells In Vitro to Facilitate Tendons and Ligament Regeneration Chapter 12: In Vitro Cell Conditioning for the Development of Engineered Blood Vessels Chapter 13: Perspectives for Clinical Translation: How Stem Cells and Biomaterials Affect Vasculogenesis and Neurogenesis in Preclinical and Clinical Models Index